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 Sean Spicer owns the domain RateTheReporter.com
Press Secretary Sean Spicer is having a bad week on the internet. First, the news hit about Spicer's public Venmo account, then Mashable reported that Spicer WHOIS page reveals a whole bunch of public data about him. Using that data we discovered that Spicer registered the domain RateTheReporter.com in February of 2015, using his personal Yahoo address. At the time the site was registered, Spicer was the chief strategist and communications director for the Republican National Committee. Although the site is empty, it sounds like a slew of other premiere ratings site out there on the net, like RateMyProfessor.com. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Sean Spicer, Politics, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »MIT-designed Chrome extension fixes your Twitter filter bubble
It's no secret that our social media feeds are pretty biased toward our own political leanings. And while we've seen a handful of Chrome extensions and other tools that address this issue on Facebook, we haven't yet seen as many tools made for Twitter. Until now. Researchers at MIT have created a new Chrome extension that changes your Twitter feed to that of someone with different political views. Called FlipFeed, the extension infers your political beliefs based on your own feed and then shows you the feed of someone with opposing views. Read more... More about Chrome Extensions, Twitter, Apps And Software, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Sad Atlanta Falcons fan buries team gear as a warning for the future
Time capsules are a nice idea. The notion that one day some future generation of human (or alien) will unearth something from our current time and learn a bit about us is pleasing. It makes us feel important, like something worth remembering. However, for one Atlanta Falcons fan, there are definitely things worth forgettingSuper Bowl LI is one of those things. That fan was so distraught over the Falcons' drubbing at the hands of the New England Patriots that he decided it was time to fold up his Falcons shirt and bury it deep in the ground. With it, he wrote a note addressed to the people of the future. Read more... More about Fans, Football, New England Patriots, Super Bowl 2017, and Atlanta Falcons Read More »Belgian company offers to make its employees cyborgs with microchip implants
In the latest move toward a brave new world, a European company has offered its employees a chance at becoming cyborgs. NewFusion, a Belgian digital marketing and tech firm, recently took steps to make biohacking a company-wide initiative, Sputnik reports. Instead of old-school ID badges, NewFusion's workers can opt for a microchip implant in their hands to gain access to the company's HQ and computer systems. We'll say that again: Employees can get physical chips surgically implanted into their flesh to access their building and computers. More about Transhuman, Security, Id, Implants, and Microchips Read More »This TV company was spying on you until it was called out
Electronics company Vizio doesn't want its customers to believe it ran a giant spying operation, but the company's surrender to a recent lawsuit suggests otherwise. Vizio agreed to pay $2.2 million on Monday to settle a lawsuit brought against them by the New Jersey government and the Federal Trade Commission. In doing so, they agreed to stop fighting the charge that the company "installed software on its TVs to collect viewing data on 11 million consumer TVs without consumers’ knowledge or consent." Vizio and "an affiliated company" built their smart TVs to spy on whatever their customers were watching, starting in Febuary, 2014, according to the complaint filed. They did this with a pixel-reading technology that matched pixels on customer TVs to pixels of whatever show was in their database — live shows, shows recorded for future watching, movies, whatever. Read more... More about Ftc, New Jersey, Lawsuit, Smart Tvs, and Tvs Read More »The science behind finding your perfect match
In 2017, finding a life partner — one who will stand by you through thick and thin, who shares your core beliefs and whose side-of-the-bed preference is complementary to your own — seems to be more about "love at first swipe" than "love at first sight." With the rise of apps and online dating services, there are more technologically advanced options than ever before for finding that special someone. Love is increasingly a game of numbers in our data-driven world. According to a recent study by eHarmony Australia, over two-thirds of Aussie singles have a "suite" of people with whom they're romantically involved to some degree ("talking to," dating or just keeping on the back burner). In fact, the average single Aussie has 6.9 people they're currently involved with in some kind of romantic capacity. Read more... More about Modern Dating, Modern Love, Compatibility, Science Of Attraction, and Online Dating Read More »You hate data journalism because you're reading it wrong
On Sunday night, the Patriots completed the most improbable comeback in Super Bowl history. Which is to say: It wasn't impossible. Yes, a few pundits predicted the Patriots were done, but they're pundits. People who were crunching the numbers never ruled the Patriots out—even though, to many, it seemed like they did.
Forecasting and data visualizations grow trendier by the year in the world of journalism, as the pace of the business speeds up, and more people are craving more information in more digestible forms, moment by momentThe New York Times, ESPN (and its ownership of FiveThirtyEight), Vox, and plenty other outlets have built teams dedicated to taking in data, and trying to communicate its meaning to the general public, as quickly (and digestibly) as they can. Read more... More about Business, Digital Media, Journalism, Data, and Super Bowl 2017 Read More »Sweet judge forgives a super dumb traffic violation
Getting a traffic ticket sucks, having to argue it in court is even worse. Judge Frank Caprio has heard every excuse in the book from law violators on his local show "Caught in Providence," but because he has a giant heart, he sometimes lets them off the hook. In this video, Judge Caprio makes the difficult executive decision to let this dangerous, rule-breaking criminal off the hook for her ill-timed parking ticket. Even though we're cursing the officer who issued this ticket in the first place, we're loving this judge for being such a sweetie. Put your undies back on. New data reveals sexting isn't so great after all.
Have you been fooling yourself into thinking that titillating sext you sent to your crush the other day was private? Think again. SKYN Condoms just released their annual Millennial Sex Survey, and while there are some fun findings in there — masturbation is on the rise! New York is the most sexually active city — they uncovered a pretty disturbing trend: 30 percent of people admitted they’d shared a sexual photo without getting permission from the person in the pic. One in three people is a lot! This massive violation of individual privacy has big implications. According to SKYN’s data, 48 percent of millennials (people ages 18 to 34) are sexting at least once a week. So that’s a lot of very revealing flirtation floating through the ether and offers plenty of opportunities for bad behavior. Even those who use Snapchat or other disappearing apps aren’t immune to having their most intimate moments go viral. Read more... More about Dick Pics, Sexting, Millennials, Sex And Relationships, and Watercooler Read More »Powerful New Orleans tornado damages NASA's Michoud rocket factory
A large tornado ripped through New Orleans and the surrounding area Tuesday, leaving a swath of devastation in its wake and damaging NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in the city. It's unclear how much damage the facility, which is helping to manufacture NASA's next mega-rocket, sustained. "At 11:25 a.m. CST, a tornado impacted NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. At this time, only minor injuries have been reported and NASA employees and other tenants are being accounted for," NASA spokesperson Tracy McMahan said in an email. More about Sls, Orion, New Orleans, Extreme Weather, and Climate Read More »The stroller has been reinvented…and reduced to a unicycle
The 'Unirider' has reinvented the stroller...and it's been reduced to a unicycle. Kids might love it, but it probably won't make sense for a long day of walking. Read more... More about Kids, Real Time Video, Real Time, Unicycle, and Us World Read More »Score some social media likes and faves with this new Tom Brady GIF
What, you thought Tom Brady was done? Two days after leading the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history to claim his fifth title ring, the Patriots quarterback gifted the internet a very relatable and useful GIF for expressing feelings of pressure and approval. Truly, what a blessing. Brady couldn't hold back during the Pats' victory parade through Boston on Tuesday, at multiple points pumping his fist and riling up the crowdSB Nation caught one of these moments — one in which Brady sure seems to be yelling, "Oh yeah! Fuck yeah!" — and created the perfect GIF. Read more... More about Tom Brady, Super Bowl, Nfl, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Grandpa and baby's matching T-shirts will inspire you to practice your math skills
Unfortunately, only babies are allowed to celebrate their birthdays every month. But that doesn't mean us olds can't keep track of how many months we've been alive, too. Take this baby and his grandpa, for example. When the tiny human sported a celebratory "9 months" T-shirt earlier this week, Grandpa also made a "684 months" version for himself. Then, thanks to the baby's dad, Redditor ModXMV, they ended up on the internet. Image: Reddit/ModXMV In case you don't want to do math (understandable), Grandpa is 57 years old. Looking good, dude! Read more... More about Baby, Imgur, and Watercooler Read More »These 'Stranger Things' baseball jerseys will turn your world upside down
Stranger Things dropped its epic trailer during the Super Bowl on Sunday, but fans hungry for more will have to twiddle their thumbs until Season 2's Halloween release date. Or, they could head to Alabama for a minor league baseball game this summer. The Montgomery Biscuits, a minor league affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, will host Stranger Things Fright Night on July 7, when the players will don Stranger Things-themed jerseys. Here's a look at the sweet unis, which use the Netflix series' signature font and spooky backdrop. Read more... More about Stranger Things Season 2, Stranger Things, Netflix, Mlb, and Baseball Read More »Watch Jake Gyllenhaal sing his heart out in Broadway rehearsal footage
If you've ever doubted the vocal chops of Jake Gyllenhaal, here is a video to change your mind. In a stirring single-take video from True Detective and Beasts of No Nation's Cary Fukunaga, Gyllenhaal shares a glimpse of his forthcoming performance in the Broadway musical Sunday in the Park With George on Facebook—and damn, he nails it. "This is what happens when Riva Marker (the badass president of NineStories) and I invite Cary Fukunaga to rehearsals for our new Broadway musical," Gyllenhaal wrote on Facebook in a note accompanying the rehearsal footage of “Finishing the Hat.” Read more... More about Entertainment, Conversations, Broadway, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Cary Fukunaga Read More »'Pokémon Go' craze leads to new permit requirements for ARGs
The explosive popularity of Pokémon Go got people off their asses in huge numbers, but the increased foot traffic — and mess — that came with them has opened the door to a legal kerfuffle in Milwaukee, Wis. The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance on Feb. 2 that places permit requirements on alternate reality games in public spaces. So if Niantic wants to have active PokeStops and Gyms in a Milwaukee park, for example, it would need to seek approval from the local government. The issue first sprung up in July 2016, when Pokémon Go launched. Larger-than-normal crowds turned up to chase Pokémon at Milwaukee's 138-acre Lake Park, and the resulting costs of enforcement and clean-up — which were higher than normal — fell to taxpayers. Read more... More about Milwaukee, Niantic, Pokemon Go, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »The Met releases tens of thousands of images of art online for free
Art lovers from around the world, rejoice: New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is flooding the internet with classic works from its collection. Overall, it's releasing 375,000 images of public domain art for viewing on the web and unrestricted use in a partnership with Wikimedia.
The new initiative rolled out on Thursday and is going full-steam to promote the effort and make sure the world knows how to gain access. Read more... More about Art, Creative Commons, Wikimedia, Metropolitan Museum Of Art, and Tech Read More »Hacked Amazon Dash Button sends $5 to the ACLU whenever life demands it
In what feels like the first good use for an Amazon Dash Button, a programmer hacked his button to donate $5 to the ACLU whenever he wishes. In a post published to Medium, Nathan Pryor detailed the process of building a custom charitable Dash Button, from writing a script that sends the money to designing its own official label. He writes: So, Pryor set out to build one. With no donation API from the ACLU to work with, his wrote one that could automatically pull up the ACLU's donation form and instantly enter his personal information and credit card number. Read more... More about Amazon, Gadgets, Tech, Aclu, and Watercooler Read More »How to order a pizza with Amazon Alexa or Google Home
What a time to be alive! Ordering pizza used to be such an arduous chore. Think about it: You had to pick up a phone, punch in the pizzeria's number, wait for the call to dial through, and then talk to a human being to place your order. Worse, sometimes you'd have to leave your house (maybe even in the snow or rain) and pick up the pizza by yourself. UghWalking! In 2017, getting pizza delivered to your door requires far less human interaction. It's only a short, simple voice command away if you automate the process with the Amazon Echo or Google Home. The only human you need to deal with is the person making the delivery, and even then, you can just quietly shove a tip in their hand, and never make eye contact. Read more... More about Google, Home Assistant, Voice Commands, Voice Assistants, and Automate Me Read More »Obama beat Richard Branson in a kitesurfing face-off
Former President Barack Obama went kitesurfing with Virgin billionaire Richard Branson on vacation. He's never coming back. Read more... More about 50 M, Foil Boarding, Real Time Video, Virgin Group, and Politician Read More »The 10 moments Snapchat wishes would disappear from its history
Snapchat's parent company, Snap Inc., had its big day last week. It filed the paperwork for its long-awaited IPO. The ephemerally friendly social media app is going public in hopes of raising $3 billion. While a valuation for the whole company has yet to be mentioned, Snap's IPO is expected to be one of the biggest in tech history. Snap's road to success didn't come without a few potholes. During this blindingly bright spot in Snapchat's history, we thought it was just the time to take a look back at the moments Snapchat wishes would disappear. Read more... More about Mistakes, Fails, Snap Ipo, Snapchat, and Snap Inc Read More »The White House mailbox is full of postcards to #PresidentBannon
A new letter-writing campaign is in the mail — and the lucky recipient is Donald Trump's senior adviser Steve Bannon. For anyone who wants to share their thoughts about Trump and his policy decisions and plans as president, many are turning instead to Bannon. The former Breitbart News chairman is believed to be the mastermind behind Trump's executive order banning Muslims, refugees and other immigrants from entering the country and setting the tone of the administration, especially with his unprecedented appointment to the National Security Council. Read more... More about Hashtag, Twitter, Mail, Donald Trump, and Steve Bannon Read More »Someone designed a smart vehicle that acts as your personal assistant
Meet 'Gita'. It can carry up to 40 pounds, follow you around and use 3D mapping to navigate through urban spaces. Gita has 8 hours of battery life. Read more... More about Standalone Featured, Real Time Video, Real Time, 3d Mapping, and Groceries Read More »Google figured out how to turn pixelated images into high-res ones
You see it all the time in movies and TV shows: A security camera records footage of an intruder, but the image is too blurry or pixelated to make out who it is. Some nerdy-looking "hacker" then clacks at his keyboard and — boom — seconds later, pixelated image turns into a crisp one revealing the person's face in glorious detail. "Oh, come on!" we all say while rolling our eyes. Well, you might have to break that habit because Google has figured out a way to turn movie magic into reality (sort of). According to ArsTechnica, researchers at Google's deep learning research project, Google Brain, have created software that attempts to "sharpen" images made up of 8 x 8 pixels. Read more... More about Google Brain, Google, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »One teenager's Super Bowl parade sign shows how absurdly fortunate Boston sports fans are
There's a palpable feeling of dislike toward fans of Boston teams in some parts of the sports world. Why? Well, an undeniable primary reason is pure jealousy. One kid's sign at the New England Patriots' Super Bowl championship parade on Tuesday captured it all perfectly. In a photo that made the Twitter rounds on Tuesday morning, we see a young Boston fan who says he's already been to 10 championship parades despite being alive only 15 years. (And he's not above gloating about it.) Let's fact-check this real quick. Read more... More about Boston, Super Bowl 2017, Nfl, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Here's the real data on Trump's Twitter followers (who are a bunch of eggs)
According to President Donald Trump, data and Twitter are two powerful tools in the fight against "FAKE NEWS media." And so: We decided to take a look at the data behind Trump's Twitter following, to find out just how powerful these tools really are for him.
With the help of SocialRank, a software for identifying audiences on Twitter and Instagram, here's just some of what we know: Trump has 24.1 million Twitter followers on his personal account @realDonaldTrump. That's quite a lot, although he's nowhere near first place: Katy Perry has more than 95.7 million followers, Justin Bieber has more than 91.6 million, and Barack Obama has more than 84.2 million. Read more... More about Media, Business, Politics, Twitter, and Donald Trump Read More »After 11 years, the feud between Chili's and 'The Office's Pam Beesly is now over
Forgiveness is a cherished virtue. It's also something that Pam Beesly, former receptionist at Dunder Mifflin from our favorite show The Office, experienced today when restaurant chain Chili's officially forgave her for her uncouth behavior 11 years ago. It all started when Jenna Fischer, the actress who played Pam, tweeted out this photo.
Fischer is alluding to a scene from Season 2 of The Office, when Pam becomes so drunk at Chili's that she falls out of a chair and is subsequently kicked out of the restaurant. Not only that, but the owner of the restaurant proclaims, "She is not welcome at this restaurant chain ever again." Read more... More about Jenna Fischer, Chili S, The Office, Conversations, and Watercooler Read More »CNN and Kellyanne Conway face off in spectacularly fiery interview
The tension was building so much, it had to happen. CNN and Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway finally went head-to-head to talk about facts, truth and fake news after a few days of feisty Twitter posts. CNN's Jake Tapper was fired up during his conversation with Conway on Tuesday afternoon. Despite the cable network's reluctance to bring Conway onto their programs over “serious questions about her credibility,” she talked with Tapper for about 25 minutes and covered everything from Betsy DeVos' secretary of education confirmation to the lack of Trump tweets about the Quebec mosque shooting last month that left six people dead. Read more... More about Jake Tapper, Bowling Green Massacre, Kellyanne Conway, Cnn, and Entertainment Read More »Starbucks offers free legal advice to immigrant employees affected by Trump ban
Starbucks will offer legal advice to its employees and their family members who are immigrants affected by Donald Trump's travel ban. "Our partners (employees) and their families have questions about travel and immigration status, so we wanted to provide them with a newly developed Immigration Advisory Program to meet their needs," said Starbucks spokesperson Reggie Borges in an email. Trump's executive order bans the entry of immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries. Starbucks launched its new advisory program on Monday and is offering the service to full-time and part-time employees alike. Read more... More about Immigration Ban, Immigration, Corporate, Howard Schultz, and Starbucks Read More »This audio feedback vest makes music hum and VR come alive
The missing link for virtual reality that truly blows me away arrived late last year when I got my hands on the Oculus Touch controllers, which allow you to interact in VR with your hands. Now that we've crossed that truly immersive threshold, the next step is the rest of our senses: haptic feedback. And while we're still not quite there yet in terms of affordable, commercial haptic feedback suits, I've stumbled upon what I think may be the next best solution in the meantime: the Subpac M2 audio feedback vest. SEE ALSO: Yes, this detailed 3D-printed model was sculpted in VR, and it's just the start Read more... So Drax the Destroyer is standing right behind you in a lunch line ...
Editor's note: This is the second in a weeklong series of interviews from an April visit to the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ... now just three short months away. You're standing in line for the buffet lunch on the shooting set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, queued behind a small corps of fellow shambling movie journalists, when you feel a presence standing — nay, looming — directly behind you. You dare to turn and lookGulp. Yep. It's Drax the Destroyer. And not just Dave Bautista, the 6'6", 290-pound former pro wrestler who plays the sweetest, most naive murderous madman in the known universe. It's Bautista, shirtless, in full gear and body makeup, an impressively detailed and lifelike brocade of green paint and raised red tattoos that look like they were carved into his skin. Even up close, under the harsh fluorescent light of this makeshift cafeteria, it looks so. frickin'. real. Read more... More about Comic Books, Marvel, Disney, Dave Bautista, and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Read More »'Shade' is officially in the dictionary, honey
From reality TV to the dictionary. On Tuesday, "shade" was among the 1,000 words added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. The definition, in the context of "throwing shade," is "to express contempt or disrespect for someone publicly especially by subtle or indirect insults or criticisms." The phrase "throwing shade" became popular in 2010 when an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race challenged the contestants to "read," or cleverly insult, each other. Consequently, most of the write-ups afterwards called it "throwing shade." Read more... More about Merriam Webster, Lgbtq, and Watercooler Read More »Mum slams Trump on Facebook for calling daughter's murder 'terrorism'
A mother of a backpacker murdered in Australia has slammed Donald Trump for his assertion that her death was a terrorist attack, arguing that her daughter's death was being used to justify the "insane persecution of innocent people." British backpackers Mia Ayliffe-Chung and Tom Jackson died after they were stabbed at a hostel in Queensland in August 2016. The incident is included in the White House's list of 78 "under-reported terrorism" attacks, released on Monday. Rosie Ayliffe, Mia's mother, took exception to the White House's claims in an open letter posted on Facebook Tuesday. Read more... More about Rosie Ayliffe, Mia Ayliffe, Terror Attacks, Terrorism, and Backpacker Read More »Kellyanne Conway follows @NoToFeminism, but does she get the joke?
Donald Trump advisor and Bowling Green Massacre memorialist, Kellyanne Conway's Twitter follow list is a conservative smorgasbord, as you might expect. However, one account does stand out among this dank closet of retrograde opinion: @NoToFeminism. A parody account created by Australian writer and comedian Rebecca Shaw, the hilarious account (which has even been published into a book) skewers the arguments of women who say they don't need feminism, one garbled self-hating tweet at a time. It's not like the account tries to hide its intentions. Its tag line is "lol feminsim no thanks." Its pinned tweet is this spectacular bon mot: Read more... More about Feminism, Donald Trump, Twitter, Rebecca Shaw, and Kellyanne Conway Read More »13 perfect Galentine's Day gifts for your forever friends
Yes, Valentine's Day is coming up, blah blah whatever. What's more important is that Galentine's Day is also coming up. If you need a refresher about what that is, here's Leslie Knope explaining Galentine's Day: Thanks, Leslie. Here are 13 gift ideas to get you ready for Feb. 13. Because you can a nice gift for your significant other, but a gift for your galentine has to be perfect. 1This "YAY" vase setDemonstrates how happy you are with your friendship. Image: target Your galentine is joyful, vivacious, colorful and fun. This vase set captures her very spirit. So allow your galentine to adorn her spirit in flowers and show it off to everyone. YAY indeed! Read more... More about Girlfriends, Gifts, Parks And Recreation, Valentine S Day, and Watercooler Read More »Richard Hatch of 'Battlestar Galactica' dies at age 71
Richard Hatch, who played space heartthrob Captain Apollo on the original TV series Battlestar Galactica, has died. He was 71. Hatch had been in hospice care for pancreatic cancer at the time of his death, TMZ reported Tuesday. His manager Michael Kaliski confirmed the news to Variety, saying, “I will always remember him fondly for his inspiring sense of youthful wonder, his boundless passion for creative expression, and his huge, kind heart.” The American actor rose to fame playing a sci-fi icon during the late 1970s, but his first days of acting were in theater. He performed at the Los Angeles Repertory Theater and starred in several plays and musicals, before moving onto a career in film and television that would span over three decades. Read more... More about Entertainment, Film, Tv, Sci Fi, and Battlestar Galactica Read More »Phil Jackson's cryptic tweet sure seems to throw Carmelo Anthony under the Knicks' bus
Legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson's first-ever tweet back in 2013 was a cryptic if innocuous one. He posted another cryptic tweet Tuesday — his first in over a month — but this digital missive contains multitudes. And it certainly seems to escalate some drama with Carmelo Anthony. Jackson, of course, made his name as the championship coach for the Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls in the 1990s and the Kobe-Shaq L.A. Lakers dynasties of the 2000s. Jackson no longer coaches, but in 2014 was hired by the New York Knicks as an executive overseeing player personnel. The Knicks haven't made the playoffs once since Jackson was hired. Read more... More about Nba, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Pray for Trumble: A sinkhole opened up near the Australian PM's house
Poor Prime Minister Trumble has had a pretty hard time of it lately. The Australian leader (his real name is Malcolm Turnbull, Sean Spicer), has been yelled at by Donald Trump, forced to reveal that he sank more than one million dollars of his own money into his 2016 election campaign, and watched in horror as one of his own party members defected. And now, if all that wasn't enough, a sinkhole has opened up in his neighbourhood. New South Wales, the state ol' mate Malcolm lives in, has been battered by some pretty horrendous storms over the past day or so. Read more... More about Nsw Storms, Sinkhole, Donald Trump, Sean Spicer, and Malcolm Turnbull Read More »Under Armour CEO endorses Trump, Twitter users endorse shopping elsewhere
Amid growing consumer backlash against corporations that associate with Donald Trump, at least one business leader isn't shy about his support of the president. Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank praised Trump's agenda in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday. "To have such a pro-business president is something that is a real asset for the country," Plank told the financial news channel. "People can really grab that opportunity." Plank said he also admires the president's willingness to take action without sweating the details. "He wants to build things, he wants to make bold decisions and be really decisive," Plank said in reference to Trump's promise to spend big on infrastructure and build a border wall. "I’m a big fan of people that operate in the world of publish and iterate versus think, think, think, think, think." Read more... More about Donald Trump, Under Armour, Business, and Advertising Read More »8 times Jason Kipnis won social media this MLB offseason
Though the Cleveland Indians blew a 3-1 lead and lost the 2016 World Series, Tribe second baseman Jason Kipnis has been killing it on social media this MLB offseason. With weddings, trips to Puerto Rico and a big helping of humor, Kipnis' posts show he's put that rough loss behind him. After all, he and the Indians had three chances to seal the deal, but fell victim to the Chicago Cubs, who had fate, history and pretty much the whole universe on their side. Here are a handful of Kipnis' best moments from the offseason, proving he's a super funny, relatable dude. Read more... More about Instagram, Twitter, Baseball, Mlb, and Cleveland Indians Read More »Widower who wanted a fishing mate had a great time with his new BFF
See folks, the internet can sometimes be a lovely place. Take the story of South Australian man Ray Johnstone, who two weeks ago posted an ad searching for a fishing buddy on a classifieds website. "I'm a widowed pensioner who is looking for a fishing mate," he wrote. "My previous fishing mate is now deceased. I am a land based fisherman. I have all the gear for all types of fish that is required for land based fishing." The ad resulted in plenty of melted hearts, with the widower scoring himself a heap of free fishing equipment and an even bigger legion of mates who wanted to fish with him. Read more... More about Gumtree, Ray Johnstone, Fishing, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »'Chicken Attack' is an oddly great music video featuring a transforming ninja chicken
Sure, the plotline is weird, but this is one heck of a catchy song. The Gregory Brothers (of Songify the News fame) have enlisted Japanese Yodeler Takeo Ischi for their latest hit, where Ischi plays a martial arts master aided by his transforming ninja chicken familiar. Ischi has made a name for himself in Germany for yodeling to chickens, so this is the only next logical evolution for him. The song was produced for the Gregory Brothers' latest YouTube series Song Voyage, where they travel the world making weird music creations. Go chicken go! Spotify has tapped an unexpected source to build you the perfect playlist
Spotify has tapped an unexpected source to cue up a perfect playlist for your day: the weather report. Partnering with Accuweather, Spotify built Climatune, a website that generates playlists based on the weather in your location. The playlist-generator follows a yearlong research project that compared music streamed on Spotify to data compiled at 1,000 weather stations. Turns out, the weather seems to play a factor in the music you stream. SEE ALSO: A day in the life of a pianist “For almost all of the top cities around the world, sunny days translates to happier-sounding music,” Ian Anderson, a Spotify data researcher, said in a blog post by the streaming service. Read more... More about Spotify, Weather, and Tech Read More »This powerful marriage equality ad just wants politicians to 'do their job'
It is astounding that anyone would need to make an ad about the not-particularly-revolutionary idea that members of the LGBTQ community are real people (shock horror!) who deserve to get married if they wish to. But here we are, in the year 2017, and same-sex marriage is still not legal in Australia. To help remedy that injustice, the folks behind the Australian Marriage Equality campaign have released a new ad, and lord is it a doozy. Emphasising the glaring hypocrisy that underlines the decision to deny LGBTQ people the right to marriage, this short video is a powerful call to action — one that implores politicians to "do their job." Read more... More about Australia, Lgbtq, Same Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, and Advertisement Read More »After Elizabeth Warren is shut down, people demand Senate #LetLizSpeak
Nobody expected for Elizabeth Warren to be shut down like that. The Democratic senator from Massachusetts was arguing Tuesday night against the confirmation of Sen. Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general. When she started reading a letter from Coretta Scott King — the widow of Martin Luther King Jr. — about how Sessions was unqualified for a federal judgeship back in 1986, she was silenced by Republicans for impugning a fellow senator's character. It was a rare move, one that outraged Democrats on social media — and silenced Warren for the rest of the debate over Sessions. Read more... More about Senate, Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, Elizabeth Warren, and Us World Read More »Mash up all your favourite 2000s tunes with this very addictive website
Remember your salad days? Shouting the lyrics to Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz track "Get Low," or actually enjoying Evanescence's "Bring Me To Life" before it became a meme? Well prepare for your mind to be blown, because it turns out they work very well when mashed up together. The Magic iPod is a website that lets you mash together the finest hip hop hits of the mid-2000s with popular rock tunes from the same era, like "Helena" by My Chemical Romance, or The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army. Ah, the memories. Read more... More about Mash Ups, The Magic Ipod, Music, and Watercooler Read More »Coal-fired electricity is at its lowest since officials started keeping track
President Donald Trump has vowed to restore the long-struggling U.S. coal sector. The only problem? America's power plants have already moved on. Natural gas and renewable energy together produced half of U.S. electricity supplies in 2016, while coal made up just 30 percent — its smallest share since officials started keeping track 70 years ago. Thanks to that shift, total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions plunged to a 25-year low last year, putting the nation on track to meet emissions reductions targets set by former President Barack Obama. Read more... More about Electricity, Solar Energy, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy, and Global Warming Read More »Prankster sneaks a bunch of incredible fake albums into a record store
Forget Pitbull — everyone knows the real music lovers are blasting Songs To Drive Off A Cliff To: Volume 3. While that particular album might not technically be real, it didn't stop glorious prankster, Jeff Wysaski (A.K.A ObviousPlant on Imgur) from dropping off a copy of the record at his local music store — along with a host of other fake albums. Music By Dads, For Dads written and performed by everyone's favourite dad-themed "dad rock" group Dads: The Band, is a real standout. How could you go past a record featuring songs with such titles as "Hands Off (That Thermostat)" and "Time Flies When You're Building A Deck?" Read more... More about Watercooler, Fake Albums, Frank Sinatra, Shrek, and Beastie Boys Read More »DARPA designed tech that can snag 1,100-pound drones right out of the air
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working on a way to launch drones into flight and then snag them right out of the air with a system that can be loaded onto a truck or ship. The agency recently released test footage of the next-gen drone tech, currently being developed under the callsign SideArm. It's designed to give the military the ability to manage the flight of large unmanned aerial systems (UASs, aka drones) from just about anywhere. Using the current launch systems, putting these heavy-duty drones in the air requires the runway of a 90,000-ton aircraft carrier, along with a net to catch the aircraft when their flights come to an end. That setup obviously presents some logistical issues when there are no oceans around, so SideArm looks to make the launch pads more mobile. Read more... More about Test Flight, Research, Military, Darpa, and Drones Read More »Tesla to 'hopefully' launch the Model 3 in India this summer: Elon Musk
India's wait to drive — and the world’s wait to see it ride — Tesla’s autonomous and electric car Model 3 on its poorly maintained, and overly crowded roads will come to an end this year. Addressing a person's question, Elon Musk said Tuesday night the company plans to debut its car in India this summer (period between the latter part of June and beginning of September).
To much fanfare, Musk announced the Tesla Model 3 — the "affordable", mass-market, $35,000 electric vehicle — last year. Read more... More about Transportation, India, Tesla Model 3, Tesla, and Tech Read More »Sir David Attenborough is very stoked to get a new snail named after him
Sir David Attenborough has had numerous species named after him, but now he can add another one to his resumé. And it pleases him. The legendary nature filmmaker has had a newly-discovered snail named after him, which is only found in a small area in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. It's called Attenborougharion rubicundus, which was discovered in Dec 2016 by scientists from the Australian Museum Research Institute. It measures 35-45 millimetres (1.3-1.7 inches) long, with a thin, reduced shell and a brightly coloured red and green body. Read more... More about Science, Nature, David Attenborough, Sir David Attenborough, and Snails Read More »China wants to control what apps citizens use, but can Google play along?
Google is mulling a new way to finally get its official Play Store through the Great Firewall of China. But it faces an uphill battle, as the country tightens its grip on what apps its citizens have on their smartphones. The Information reports that Netease, China's second-largest games firm, has approached Google to form a joint venture, in order to launch the Play Store in the world's largest smartphone market. This follows rumours from 2015 that Google was working on a China-only version of its Play Store, in order to comply with regulators. Read more... More about Apps, China, Netease, Google Play, and Google Read More »Elon Musk: Tesla Model 3 won't come with a 100 kWh battery
If you wondered just how big a battery will Tesla pack into its upcoming Model 3 electric car, we've got some bad news for you: It won't have a 100 kWh capacity like some Model S and Model X models. Elon Musk confirmed that in a reply on Twitter on Tuesday, explaining that the Model 3's wheelbase just can't fit such a big battery.
Musk did not say exactly how big a battery the Model 3 will have. The Model S is available with either a 60, 75, 90 or a 100 kWh battery, so it's likely the Model 3 with come with one of the lower three options. In the car's initial announcement in March 2016, Tesla said the car will have a minimum 215-mile range. Read more... More about Battery, Model 3, Elon Musk, Tesla, and Tech Read More »Pornhub reveals that Super Bowl halftime porn is a thing
Websites usually don't like to talk about huge dips in their traffic, but that's exactly what Pornhub did, revealing exactly how much it traffic suffered during the Super Bowl. According to a blog post (SFW link) Monday, U.S. traffic on the porn site dropped by 27% compared to usual levels shortly after the game began Sunday. It appears to have recovered slightly during halftime, but it stayed low until the end of the game, when it jumped to 9% more than usual, presumably because some football fans wanted to celebrate victory — or drown their sorrows — with a bit of X-rated action. More about Super Bowl, Pornhub, Watercooler, and Sports Read More »Here's what a 5,000 year old beer recipe tastes like
Did you know that the Chinese brewed beer about 5,000 years ago? A group of researchers at Stanford were able to piece together the ancient recipe by analysing a yellowish residue found in 5,000-year-old Chinese clay funnels. With that recipe, a group of students managed to do a homebrew of the uniquely Chinese beer, thanks to ingredients native to Asia. The recipe calls for several components including barley, broomcorn millets, as well as Job's tears, also known as Chinese pearl barley. Professor Liu Li, who was part of the team that unearthed the recipe, said that it was surprising to find barley in the recipe, as the earliest evidence of barley seeds in China date back only 4,000 years ago. Read more... More about Archaeology, China, Homebrew, Stanford, and Beer Read More »Elizabeth Warren takes to Facebook Live after being silenced in the Senate
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is not someone who agrees to be shut down and put in a corner. After she was silenced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the rest of Senate Republicans for impugning a fellow senator's character, Warren took to Facebook Live to finish her remarks. From outside the Senate floor, she read a letter from the late Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King, opposing Sen. Jeff Sessions for a federal judgeship in 1986. Sessions is President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney general. Read more... More about Mitch Mcconnell, Senate, Jeff Sessions, Facebook Live, and Elizabeth Warren Read More »People can't believe a supermarket is selling a single boxed strawberry for $22
As far as fruit packaging goes, this is perhaps the least Earth-friendly one by far. A Hong Kong supermarket has come under fire from shoppers for carrying an elaborately packed single strawberry from Japan. The strawberry, sold by the upscale CitySuper, is packaged in a box, nestled in a straw nest and fruit sock within. Its price tag? HKD $168 ($21.60). The uproar started over the weekend, when a picture of the fruit was posted on Facebook. It soon started making its way round social media.
J.K. Rowling's response to this meme about her death is absolutely classic
LONDON — Sometimes, even the most well-meaning tributes can come across a bit odd. Expressing the emotions you'll feel when someone you admire dies, for instance, is totally fine. Tagging them in the meme you've created specifically to address that event, though — well, that might come across as a little strange. On Tuesday night, J.K. Rowling shared the following meme on Twitter.
Jim Parsons debunks some truly ludicrous 'Big Bang' fan theories
Believe or not, Big Bang Theory is coming up on its tenth season. That's a lot of time for fans to come up with some pretty creative theories about the show's beloved characters. In the video above, Jim Parsons — who plays Sheldon Cooper — tackles some of these theories (which were all found on Reddit) head on in a Late Late Show segment. He humors the imaginative scenarios, but ultimately de-bunks the conspiracies. Sorry, fans, but you've heard it from Sheldon Cooper himself... Or is it Barney Stinson? Hmm. Read more... More about Conspiracy Theories, Fan Theories, Reddit, Big Bang Theory, and Jim Parsons Read More »Dad receives unintentionally hilarious letter from son's school
LONDON — Letters sent home to parents from a child's school are nothing new, but we're willing to bet no other parent in history has ever received a letter quite like this. On Tuesday afternoon, Paul Hunt from Somerset, England, took to Twitter to share a letter he'd received about his 10-year-old son.
Here's the letter in full:Yep: "Wildo the Dildo". Read more... More about Uk, Tweet, Twitter, Funny, and Letter Read More »Google Maps images will be used to measure environmental damage in this city
The Bombay High Court is planning to put Google Maps to unique use. It has announced that old and new map images will be compared to assess the environmental damage caused by real estate development in Mumbai city. The court was hearing public litigations against various construction projects that are allegedly encroaching upon mangroves and wetlands in and around the city, Hindustan Times reported. The court said: "The ideal thing to do would be to take an old Google map image of an affected area and compare it with a new one." Read more... More about Legal, Google, Google Maps, India, and Environmental Issues Read More »This footballer's secret handshakes are a simple joy to behold
LONDON — Ever had a special handshake that only you and one other person know? Footballer Son Heung-min has a whole bunch of them. SEE ALSO: Father sneakily names daughter after favourite football team, wife finds out 2 years later His club Tottenham Hotspur recently shared a video on Twitter of the forward shaking hands with various different teammates. Genius. The video was shared on Tuesday night, and so far it has over 1,000 retweets and counting. Who knows, maybe it's the reason Tottenham are doing so well this season? Read more... BONUS: These kids know what sportsmanship is all aboutIndian government feels cyber attacks heat with over 700 websites hacked in four years
Just like pretty much everyone else lately, the Indian government is feeling the heat of growing cyber attacks. Approximately 707 websites associated with the Indian government — both central and state — have been hit with security breaches in the past four years, Kiren Rijiju, the minister of state for home affairs said today. Looking at the number of attacks, it appears things have only gotten worse over the years. Rijiju, who made the revelation at Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament, said 199 of these websites were hacked just last year. Read more... More about Narendra Modi, Government, Security, India, and Tech Read More »Céline Dion photobombed a couple's proposal and her reaction was priceless
Céline Dion knows how to belt a love song, so what better place to propose to your girlfriend than at Dion's Las Vegas residency show? Austin McMillan and her boyfriend, Nick Janevsky, attended a pre-show meet-and-greet on Friday to meet McMillan's favorite performer. When the couple got in front of the singer, Janevsky got down on one knee, pulled out a ring, and proposed. McMillan said in an Instagram post that the events of that evening came as a surprise — but from the pictures, no one was more surprised than Dion. Just check out the look on her face. Read more... More about Las Vegas, Photobomb, Marriage, Surprise, and Proposal Read More »Facebook to give employees more time to grieve
Facebook has extended paid leave for family bereavement, and will give up to six weeks of leave to take care of sick family members, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said. In a statement that combined the personal and the professional, Sandberg, who lost her husband Dave Goldberg in 2015, advocated for public policies that make it easier for people "to care for their children and ageing parents and for families to mourn and heal after loss". Sandberg, who announced the move at the Maker's conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, wrote in a Facebook post: Read more... More about Mourne, Grieve, Bereavement, Sheryl Sandberg, and Facebook Read More »John Oliver tells Stephen Colbert that he's 'slightly concerned' about his green card under Trump
John Oliver, one of the smartest people on television right now, has no idea what to expect from Trump. The comedian joined Stephen Colbert on The Late Show to discuss his upcoming plans for the show and the political chaos of the last few months. Oliver joked that there hasn't been that much of a transition over the past few months, except for "the flames and the fact America is in it." Even though he's not from one of the seven Muslim majority countries affected, Oliver even expressed concern for his own green card status. "I have an American wife and an American son now, but who knows what’s enough?" Read more... More about Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »The story behind those viral European videos trolling Trump
Spoof tourism videos perfectly mimicking Donald Trump have been spreading across Europe and going viral, in what appears to be a co-ordinated trolling effort by comedians across the continent. After Trump vowed to put "America first," late-night shows in different European countries have been stating all the reasons why the Donald should put their respective countries second. It all started with a video from the Netherlands and has spread to Switzerland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Italy, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia. Read more... More about Trolling, Donald Trump, America First, Europe, and Entertainment Read More »You can now get paid to shove chocolate into your face hole
Chocolate is one of life's major joys. But spending your working day indulging your love of chocolate isn't really an option for most people. Mondelēz International — which makes Cadbury and Oreo — is hiring a chocolate taster for the very important task of sampling and giving feedback on chocolate products and cocoa beverages. And it's basically every chocolate lover's dream come true. The part-time position — which is LinkedIn's first ever UK job of the week — requires someone to spend 7.5 hours per week trying out and giving "objective and honest" feedback on products. Read more... More about Business, Dream Jobs, Work, Food And Drink, and Lifestyle Read More »Flipboard wants you to love the news – by giving you the news you love
Flipboard, the media-aggregation app, wants you to get lost in your reading about your passions. The company on Wednesday released an overhauled redesign of how its digital magazines are presented, introducing more machine learning and editorial insight to show what stories are displayed. The company on Wednesday released the fourth version of its mobile app, an overhauled redesign of profiles and the carousel of digital magazines as well as introducing more machine learning and editorial insight to show what stories are displayed. A new feature called Smart Magazines adds more personalization and narrowed discovery to topics a user follows. Read more... More about Publishing, Tech, Business, Apps And Software, and Digital Media Read More »Big, beautiful vertical forests suck in toxic smog
An Italian architecture studio built the world's first vertical forests in Milan. Now, several years later, they have designed two more green towers, which will be constructed in China's southern Jiangsu province. The buildings, lined with thousands of trees and plants, will produce 60 kilograms of oxygen every day. 'Pokémon Go' has a bunch of goodies lined up for Valentine's Day
Love is in the air for Pokémon Go fans. Valentine's Day is less than a week away, and Niantic will celebrate the Hallmark holiday with a new in-game event. You might remember similar events around Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Valentine's Day event kicks off at 11 a.m. PT on Feb. 8 and ends at the same time on Feb. 15. Since the big day falls on a Tuesday, running things through the weekend gives trainers a better chance to take advantage. During the event, all players will receive double the amount of candy when catching, hatching and transferring Pokémon. Buddy Pokémon will also find candy at twice the rate that they normally do. Read more... More about Valentine S Day, Pokemon, Pokemon Go, Tech, and Mobile Read More »The internet is desperately trying to reunite this lost teddy bear with its owner
No small, pink teddy bear should have to struggle through this cruel world alone. On Sunday, Ireland's Cork Airport shared a poignant post about the following, mislaid travel companion. "This pink Teddy should have been heading off on a flight earlier today but got separated from his travelling companions," they wrote. "If you are missing Teddy please contact us. Teddy has had his dinner and tea and is relaxing in our lounge at present." Despite racking up a solid 850+ shares, though, the owner wasn't located. Read more... More about Cork, Airport, Ireland, Viral, and Facebook Read More »Bill Nye reveals his new Netflix series with a mic-dropping trailer
It's happening. Bill Nye (THE SCIENCE GUY) is back. And he's here to save the world (not literally, unfortunately). Bill Nye Saves the World comes to Netflix on April 21, 2017. That's the day before Earth Day, folks. Maybe Bill will save us all. The series, which Nye will host alongside a gang of correspondents — including Karlie Kloss, Derek Muller, Nazeem Hussain, and Emily Calandrelli — will cover a range of topics, from climate change to video games. There are also a bunch of celebrity guests lined up, as you can see in the trailer. "What we found was people really want to be involved," Nye said of his guest cast during a Feb. 8 Netflix press day. Read more... More about Netflix, Science, Bill Nye Saves The World, Bill Nye The Science Guy, and Bill Nye Read More »These extremely detailed 3D models of favorite TV shows are works of art
There is at least one TV show you probably consider yourself an expert in. You've watched the entire series multiple times though, you're able to quote it on command and you're able to answer even the most obscure of trivia about it. It takes another level of dedication, however, for you to be able to create a 3D model of that show's floor plan and include the most intricate of details in the rendering. This is exactly what a team at Drawbotics did with some of their favorite TV shows, and we are so thankful because they also happen to be some of our favorite TV shows. Read more... More about Brooklyn Nine Nine, Mad Men, Silicon Valley 2014 Tv Show, Suits, and Parks And Recreation Read More »Colleen Wing kicks butt in new 'Iron Fist' clip
"This little girl things she can fight me?" a muscled man yells at the sight of Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick) in Iron Fist. Um, yeah, she does, and she's right. Wing kicks the cocky crap out of two opponents in this clip from Netflix's upcoming Marvel drama, and it's just a teaser for the many skilled fight sequences the show is sure to deliver. Wing is a Japanese martial artist who joins forces in Marvel comics with Luke Cage's Misty Knight to fight crime (YES, PLEASE). For now, she's helping Danny Rand (Finn Jones) and she looks like a powerful ally. Read more... More about Video, Marvel, Iron Fist, Netflix, and Television Read More »'This is Us' showed us Rebecca and Jack's wedding, and yup we're crying
While the title of this episode was “I Call Marriage,” the underlying theme was loss. First, when Miguel and Shelly tell Jack and Rebecca they’re divorcing. Then when we see Randall having a hard time coming to grips with the fact that William will die sooner rather than later, but Randall’s unwillingness to deal with this fact is manifested by his insistence that Beth not mention anything about death or dying to their daughters. When he finds Beth making memory boxes with the girls, it really upsets him and Beth quietly points out that neither of them were prepared to cope with their own fathers' deaths, so they need to prepare their daughters. Randall knows Beth is right – we’ve seen in past episodes how Jack’s death has impacted Randall - but we can tell he’s not ready to lose William. Read more... More about This Is Us, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Artist comes up with a creative way to cope with her disorder
Liz Atkin has come up with a way to creatively cope with her skin picking disorder — one charcoal drawing at a time. The London-based artist suffers from "dermatillomania," a condition in which individuals habitually and excessively pick at their skin. In order to keep her hands busy and behavior free, Atkin creates charcoal drawings on pages of newspaper during her train commutes and gives them away to other passengers. Through her project, #CompulsiveCharcoal, Atkin has already shared over 10,000 pieces of art. Along with the drawings, she gives away fliers with information about her disorder and the transformative power of art. Read more... More about Drawing, Compulsive Skin Picking, Icd, Ocd, and Dermatillomania Read More »'Nevertheless, she persisted' becomes new rallying cry for Elizabeth Warren supporters
Just as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell angered supporters of Sen. Elizabeth Warren by literally shutting her down mid-debate, they turned the tables against him by taking up his own words as their new rallying cry. McConnell said he halted Warren's speech during the senate's debate over President Trump's Attorney General nominee, Sen. Jeff Sessions, in which Warren was reading a 1986 letter by Coretta Scott King that criticized Sessions, because she was impugning Session's character. Later, McConnell said in his own defense, “Sen. Warren was giving a lengthy speech. She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.” Read more... More about Mitch Mcconnell, Jeff Sessions, Elizabeth Warren, Us World, and Politics Read More »Spotify and the New York Times launch an intriguing digital deal
"I read the news today, oh boy..." The New York Times and Spotify have struck a deal to create one of the newest and most intriguing bundles in modern media. People who subscribe to a one-year "All-Access" digital subscription to the Times will also have access to Spotify's premium music streaming service, the companies announced on Wednesday. The partnership pairs two companies that are both heavily dependent on the prospect of convincing people to consistently pay for their respective services, despite free alternatives having become the norm. The package costs $5 per week at first, then $6.25 per week after the first year. "All Access" plans from the Times already run $6.25 per week. Read more... More about Business, Digital Media, Streaming Music, Spotify, and New York Times Read More »'Man Seeking Woman' creator Simon Rich on the show you need to be watching
When asked how to describe his brainchild Man Seeking Woman, series creator Simon Rich has to pause to think. "It’s a magical, surrealist show about dating, so we have some universal themes and experiences that we’ve all been through and we try to illustrate them through a series of high-stakes metaphors," he says. The absurdist comedy, now in its third season, is characterized by frequent spells inspired by sketch comedy; how sending a text can feel like a military-grade operation, men hibernating until women want to date them or comparing unwelcome boyfriends to illegal aliens. SEE ALSO: 9 TV crossovers we'd love to see Read more... Google guy builds bot that earns money from Trump tweets
President Donald Trump spends a lot of time on Twitter, and he often tweets about publicly traded companies. These tweets often cause the stock prices of these companies to rise and fall sharply — for example, when Trump tweeted negatively about Lockheed Martin, the company's stock price plummeted. Now, Max Braun, the head of software for Google X's Robotics division, decided to put Trump's itchy Twitter finger to good use: He built a fully automated bot that analyzes Trump's tweets and buys or shorts a company stock depending on whether Trump praised or disparaged it. More about Bot, Stock Trading, Twitter, Donald Trump, and Business Read More »Harry Potter and Voldemort were in love and we have proof
Their love was forbidden and kept in the chamber of secrets until we used the revelio charm and managed to steal it from J.K. Rowling. Don't miss the latest Harry Potter film this Valentine's Day. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. E3, gaming's biggest annual trade show, is now a public event
That thumping sound you hear is an industry of writers and editors smacking their heads into desks simultaneously. The Electronic Entertainment Expo — or E3, as it is commonly known — is opening its doors to the public for the first time. Technically, there are physically larger trade shows devoted to video games — such as Gamescom or Tokyo Game Show — but those are also semi-public events. E3 has traditionally been an industry-only show. It's also the first big gathering in the calendar year that focuses on news and reveals for unreleased games; that's why it's such a high-profile event. Read more... More about E3 2017, E3, Esports, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »Lady Gaga addresses all the nonsense body shaming she received after the Super Bowl
Even after her spectacular 2017 Super Bowl halftime show, Lady Gaga wasn't exempt from internet trolls and their incessant need to comment on people's bodies. Several articles were written, published and shared commenting on her stomach, among other things. It feels silly even acknowledging the fully unnecessary critiques — if someone watched her 13-minute, high intensity, multiple costume change, hanging-from-the-rafters performance and they only thing they took away from it was a lukewarm observation about her exposed midriff? There's really nothing to say to them. Read more... More about Body Shaming, Super Bowl 2017, Lady Gaga, Instagram, and Entertainment Read More »Supplier that built the Note7's explosion-prone batteries catches on fire
Sometimes the irony is just too much. According to Bloomberg, a fire broke out at a factory in Tianjin, China, that may have manufactured the faulty batteries that led to Galaxy Note7 smartphones catching on fire worldwide last year. A factory of Samsung SDI, a Samsung affiliate battery division that was responsible for the Note7's batteries, experienced a "minor" fire and a Samsung SDI spokesperson told Bloomberg it happened at a waste depository within the factory and had no affect on battery production. However, it still took 19 fire engines and 110 firemen to control the situation, according to the South China Morning Post. Read more... More about Smartphones, Android, Samsung Sdi, Fire, and Galaxy Note 7 Read More »Season 5 of 'Orange is the New Black' gets release date, trailer
Soon all our Season 44 Orange is The New Black cliffhangers will be answered. Netflix dropped a short 15-second teaser on Wednesday, announcing the drama will return on June. 9. Though quick, the teaser still gives us a peak at familiar characters, including Daya who last we saw her was holding a gun over CO Humphrey. The acclaimed series' fifth season will be 13 episodes. Read more... More about Trailer, Orange Is The New Black, Netflix, Tv, and Entertainment Read More »Facebook's Safety Check now lets you offer help during a crisis
Facebook is expanding Safety Check with a new feature meant to help users connect with each other after a disaster or other emergency. Called Community Help, the feature opens up Safety Check so Facebook users can connect with each other to offer help after a crisis. First previewed in November, Community Help is now live in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and Saudi Arabia for "natural and accidental incidents," though Facebook says it plans to expand to other countries and to cover more types of crises in the near future. Read more... More about Safety Check, Facebook, Apps And Software, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Tom Hiddleston insists Hiddleswift wasn't fake news
Take a moment to remember simpler times back in summer '16 when the fake news everyone debated involved the beach strolls of Taylor Swift, Tom Hiddleston and the paparazzi, forever known collectively as Hiddleswift. Now Tom Hiddleston is telling his side of the love story in the latest issue of GQ. And yes, he insists that, for a time, it was the real deal. He also tells the tale of that now-infamous I ♥ T.S. tank top. Twitter is having a grand old time with Trump's unfinished sentence
Donald Trump has so very much to tweet that sometimes, he needs multiple tweets to get his point across. And he loves a long, suspenseful ellipsis. But on Wednesday, Trump forgot one of the key facets of tweet-splitting. After the ellipsis, you gotta remember to post the rest of your thoughts.
Which is why Twitter is having so much fun completing this lonely little tweet. Turns out, the internet has a few opinions about what "horrible, dangerous and wrong decision[s]" have come to pass in the Trump era. Imagine! Read more... More about Twitter, Donald Trump, and Watercooler Read More »Here's a handy Mad Libs script to help you through your Congress-calling jitters
Members of Congress have received an influx in calls lately because, ya know, the world is falling apart and people have something to say about it. Gathering all of your thoughts together for one short voicemail could be tough, but with this handy Congress Calling Madlibs created by Melissa Hunter, you'll now have the perfect script to accurately express your horror:
Facebook's 'Lite' app for developing areas now has 200 million monthly users
Facebook's investment in the developing world is paying off. More than 200 million people now use FB Lite every month, the company announced Wednesday. That's up from 100 million last March. Facebook Lite, or FB Lite, is a standalone Android app made for lower end phones and optimized for users with limited internet access. The social network announced it will expand Facebook Lite's availability to more countries, including South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Italy and Israel, making the app available in more than 100 countries. The company has added more features from the core Facebook app, including the ability to like, comment and share posts. The app will also see performance improvements. Read more... More about Android, Facebook, and Tech Read More »Google missed its big chance to stomp all over the Apple Watch
There are two kinds of people: Those who are fine with a smartwatch being a "companion" device for their phones and those who want it to replace their phones, at least in some respects. I always thought I would fall into the latter group — because, honestly, who would rather carry around a giant phablet instead of a do-it-all smartwatch? — but after wearing LG's Watch Sport for about a week, I realized I don't actually need LTE in my smartwatch, and you probably don't either. The $349 LG Watch Sport goes on sale Feb. 10 and is one of two flagship smartwatches Google is launching with Android Wear 2.0. The other is the smaller and cheaper ($249) LG Watch Style. Read more... More about Wearables, Android Wear 2.0, Watch Style, Lg, and Lg Watch Sport Read More »With Android Wear 2.0, Google targets the Apple Watch by imitating it
Android Wear's second coming is finally here After months of delays and more than a few leaks, Google is finally launching Android Wear 2.0 with two new watches from LG: the LG Watch Style and the LG Watch Sport, both of which go on sale Friday. The update, which will roll out to more watches later this month, is a complete redesign of Google's smartwatch platform, bringing the Google Assistant and standalone apps to your wrist. At first glance, what's most noticeable about the new Android Wear is the darker color scheme. Like we saw with the developer previews, the card interface of previous versions is (thankfully) gone and everything, including notifications, is instead set against a dark background. Read more... More about Android, Google, Android Wear, Android Wear 2.0, and Apps And Software Read More »Arnold Schwarzenegger shows off his emotions, beard in new 'Aftermath' trailer
He came back. And he has a beard. Arnold Schwarzenegger is making his return to the big screen in Aftermath, the story of a man who lost his wife and daughter due to a terrible plane crash caused by negligence. The movie, which is inspired by true events, has Schwarzenegger hunting down the person who caused the crash with his trademark stoic expression and snarls. It's a more emotional movie than we're use to seeing Schwarzenegger in but the final showdown seems to be worth a few tears. Aftermath will be in theaters on April 7. 'Counter-Strike' player gets 1,000-year ban for sexually harassing an alleged minor
After Counter-Strike players compiled and posted evidence that a fellow player was sexually harassing an alleged minor, competitive Counter-Strike community and league organizer ESEA hit him with an unprecedented ban to last 1,000 years. 25-year-old Counter-Strike player Reece "Bloominator" Bloom was banned from ESEA until June 5, 3016 after community members posted photos of conversations he had with an alleged 15-year-old girl on Reddit. The thread has since been deleted but ESEA members kept the incriminating screenshots and reposted them on the ESEA forums and in a later Reddit thread. SEE ALSO: The debate over 'Overwatch' controller options misses one very important point Read more... College student unclear on difference between pregnancy test and thermometer
Clearly Jeremy from Transcendentalism needs a refresher on how pregnancy tests work. Twitter user at @han_NASTY shared a screenshot proving the dangers of texting a classmate a photo of your thermometer. "Umm should I be worried about this kid from my English class," she captioned the image.
Yes, Hannah, perhaps you should. Read more... More about Pregnancy Test, Thermometer, Watercooler, and Pics Read More »This slash-resistant shirt could save lives
The 'Cut-Tex Pro' fabric is slash resistant and claims to be five times stronger than Kevlar, the material used in bulletproof vests New Facebook bot helps you find upcoming protests near you
As protests continue to spring up around the country — and the world — in response to President Donald Trump's policies and rhetoric, keeping track of local demonstrations can be hard. But a new chatbot is here to do some of the legwork for youWeBot, which launched Wednesday, is a Facebook Messenger bot that lets you easily find protests in your city — no scrambling or tedious searching required. Facebook users can message WeBot and click "Get Started." It will ask you for your location, and you can either choose "Share Your Location" or type in your city manually. WeBot then culls anti-Trump Facebook events in your area and matches you with nearby protests, letting you view and join the events, and share them on your own timeline. Read more... More about Politics, Donald Trump, Social Media, Protests, and Facebook Read More »It's 73 degrees in the Mid-Atlantic today. Tomorrow it will snow.
If you live in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, get ready for an acute case of weather whiplash. On Wednesday in Washington, D.C., a 117-year-old temperature record was broken as temperatures surged past 70 degrees, which is nearly unheard of for early February. This came on the heels of a record warm Tuesday. The D.C. warmup up comes courtesy of a push of mild air north ahead of an advancing cold front. And that cold front will be a doozy. On Thursday, a low pressure area will form along the front and rapidly intensify, sending temperatures crashing and snow flying in D.C. and many other areas experiencing mild, sunny weather today. Read more... More about Weather Whiplash, Storm, Bombogenesis, Nor Easter, and Extreme Weather Read More »'Overwatch' hero Doomfist may be coming soon, evidence suggests
An intrepid Overwatch investigator uncovered evidence on the game's public test region that may point to a new, upcoming Overwatch hero: Doomfist. Redditor Venxa posted today that Overwatch's latest PTR update includes a model of the payload on the map Numbani where its glass case has been shattered. That payload, which currently exists in the game, carries Doomfist's gauntlet, but the broken glass suggests it's possible that the gauntlet will be stolen in an upcoming game update. Here is the current version of the payload carrying Doomfist's gauntlet: Image: vexna/reddit, blizzard entertainment Read more... When 44 men tried to silence Elizabeth Warren, she took her voice to Facebook Live
If you were one of the thousands of panicked politics dorks watching C-SPAN 2 last night, you witnessed something remarkable: Sen. Mitch McConnell, along with 48 other Republican senators, voting to temporarily but formally silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren. It was a spectacularly theatrical — and of course, devastatingly sad moment — in our recent traumatic political history. McConnell invoked an arcane senate rule to silence Warren, at the precise time she was reading a letter from civil rights hero Coretta Scott King. And it wasn't just the actions of one senator either — 48 senators, 44 of whom are male, joined along with him. Read more... More about Facebook Live, Elizabeth Warren, and Watercooler Read More »Experience true wedded bliss with the new Domino's pizza registry
If you're a newly engaged human, we bet you don't want a lot of the gifts on the average wedding registry. Napkin rings? Boring. Also, what even is a ramekin? Well, Domino's is here to save you from wedding gift ennui. Using its new Domino's Wedding Registry, you can now ask your guests for what you really want — a shit ton of pizza.
"Valentine's Day is right around the corner, so we wanted to give recently-engaged couples that are passionate about pizza the chance to register for something they both truly love as much as their partner," Domino's spokesperson Jenny Fouracre said in a press release. Read more... More about Food and Watercooler Read More »'Legion' creator wants the show to prove itself before you call it an X-Men series
Keep this in mind when you tune into Legion: series creator Noah Hawley isn’t just messing with the head of the mentally unstable — but very psychically powerful — mutant David Haller, he’s also messing with yours a little bit. Hawley, of course, is the mastermind behind FX’s event series Fargo, which managed to retain the crime-noir-but-quirky sensibility of the beloved Coen brothers film, struck out on a daring path all its own, then somehow circled back in cleverly conceived plot twists that evoked the original 1996 movie. Legion is his latest effort for the critically-beloved cable network; an equally unlikely set-up that has Hawley taking on a cult-favorite character (who in the comics also happens to be the son of Charles Xavier) from an obscure ‘80s-era X-Men spinoff title, who suffers from an array of severe psychiatric disorders while also possessed of some of the most intense telekinetic and telepathic abilities in the X-Men universe. Read more... More about X Men, Marvel, Noah Hawley, Fx, and Legion Read More »This gaming smartwatch has Atari classics built right in
Since we now have smartphones with us at all times, we can carry our favorite video games in our pockets. If you're a really dedicated gamer, though, you'll want to be wearing the classics right on your wrist. You can do exactly that with the Gameband, a smartwatch gaming platform that comes with 20 preloaded Atari classics like Pong, Breakout and Asteroids ready to play. A second version of the watch will have an exclusive mini-game version of the popular indie game Terraria built-in. The wearable, which bears more than a passing resemblance to the Apple Watch, has a 1.63-inch touch AMOLED display, along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The Atari staples have been rewritten and optimized for the smaller display, so the wrist-based gaming is more intuitive than just porting the home console versions of the games. Read more... More about Gaming, Kickstarter, Snapdragon, Apple Watch, and Smartwatch Read More »Your dates are definitely judging you for your crappy old phone
We all love our phones. But if you're trying to find an actual person to love, your ancient Android or scratched up iPhone could be hurting your chances. New survey data shows that your device of choice and how you use it can speak volumes about you. Though you may not have to buy a new phone just yet. It turns out impressing a date might be as simple as putting yours away and having an IRL conversation with them. This damning data for phone slobs comes from Match’s latest Singles in America survey. It found that single people who have older model phones are 56 percent less likely to get a date in the course of a year. Women, in particular, mind an outdated device. They were 92 percent more likely to judge you for having one. Read more... More about Sex And Relationships, Dating, Phones, and Watercooler Read More »Netflix wants to start selling you merch
Get ready for Frank Underwood action figures. Netflix is looking to hire a "senior manager of licensing, merchandising and promotion," a position that underscore's the streaming service's aspirations to get into the merch business. "We are pursuing consumer products and associated promotion because we believe it will drive meaningful show awareness/buzz with more tangible, curated ways to interact with our most popular content," Netflix said in its job posting. "We want licensed merchandise to help promote our titles so they become part of the zeitgeist for longer periods of time. Last but not least, merchandising and promotion will be used as a marketing tactic to capture member demand and delight our member community." Read more... More about Job Posting, Tv, Film, Streaming Services, and Toys Read More »George Lopez faces Twitter's rage for an anti-black joke and lashing out at audience member
George Lopez is trending online in 2017 and no, it's not because there's a George Lopez Show revival in the works. The comedian is in the middle of a heated Twitter debate after footage was released by TMZ of Lopez telling racially charged joke from his stand-up performance in Phoenix—and his retort to an audience member's reaction was not the most pleasant. “There’s still two rules in the f*cking Latino family,” Lopez said on Sunday night during his set. “Don’t marry somebody black, and don’t park in front of our house.” Read more... More about Racism, Conversations, Watercooler, and George Lopez Read More »Netflix's 'Girlboss' will get you hella inspired
Get ready, Nasty Gals. Netflix's series #GirlBoss, based on Sophia Amoruso's New York Times bestseller, will launch on Netflix April 21. The 13-episode comedy series stars Britt Robertson (Tomorrowland). It is inspired by the book, which follows Amoruso as she shares how she went from "dumpster diving" to founding popular online fashion retailer Nasty Gal. Kay Cannon, writer of the Pitch Perfect franchise, is on board as showrunner and co-executive producer alongside Charlize Theron, Beth Kono, Laverne McKinnon and Amoruso. Trump's attack on Nordstrom over Ivanka gets the POTUS Twitter boost
President Trump is now upping the ante on his attack tweets, finally taking to the @POTUS Twitter account to retweet himself attacking clothing chain Nordstrom for dropping daughter Ivanka Trump's clothing line. Late Wednesday morning, Trump sent a tweet from his personal account slamming Nordstrom for treating Ivanka "unfairly."
Trump has previously used his Twitter to attack (and praise) business in the past, but this is the first time he's attacked a business over its dealings with Ivanka and the first time he's amplified the tweet by retweeting it on his @POTUS account and its 15 million followers. Read more... More about Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump, Nordstrom, Business, and Politics Read More »Customs agents seize 3,947 pounds of weed disguised as limes
Despite it becoming easier and easier for Americans to legally consume cannabis, thousands of pounds of of weed still comes across the border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas discovered 3,947 pounds of "alleged marijuana" inside a shipment of key limes. Even a quick glance at the "limes" would alert anyone who has ever seen a lime before that something was up. Although the seizure occurred on Jan. 30, the CBP just released information about the incident Tuesday. According to the release, CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility found the marijuana while inspecting a tractor trailer truck. Using non-intrusive imagining and canines, the team was able to uncover 34,764 packages filled with 3,947 pounds of sticky icky. The release says the disguised packages were "commingling" with real key limes in the shipment. Read more... More about Cannabis, Limes, and Watercooler Read More »Netflix's 'Dear White People' gets a release date
Dear White People star Logan Browning says "People's eyes bug out" at the title of her upcoming Netflix show. Be that as it may, the show has one missive: Listen up. Dear White People takes place at an Ivy League campus, where even highly educated students witness racial tension escalate to a breaking point. Justin Simien, who helmed the 2014 film of the same name, wrote the first 10 episodes. Simien spoke at a Netflix event Wednesday morning and said that he wanted the show to go beyond the film's narrative, to push the envelope further and further and work upon a "bigger canvas." Read more... More about Video, Teaser, Logan Browning, Justin Simien, and Dear White People Read More »Microsoft Office beta testers will soon get MacBook Pro Touch Bar support
The jury is still out on whether the Touch Bar on the MacBook Pros are a total gimmick or not — some people really like it but others, not so much. While it'll take some time before there's a healthy crop of apps with Touch Bar support, Microsoft Office is ready to finally join the club. First teased at the new MacBook Pro's unveil event in October, Touch Bar support is finally rolling out this week for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook — but only for Microsoft's Office Insider beta users, The Verge reports. Regular Office users will get to use it in the coming months. Read more... More about Office Insider, Beta Testers, Touch Bar Support, Macbook Pro, and Microsoft Read More »Young snake catcher dies while attempting to kiss a cobra
It's a tale of tragic ironies. A 21-year-old snake catcher in India died after attempting to kiss a cobra. He was admitted to a civic hospital with a venomous snakebite on his chest and succumbed to it three days later, the Times of India reported. Somnath Mhatre (Smith Mhatre on Facebook) had reportedly rescued the snake from under a car in Navi Mumbai, about 16 miles outside Mumbai. And he tried to pull off a stunt but it backfired. Mhatre's Facebook profile is filled with photos of him pulling off many such stunts with snakes. Read more... More about Snakes, Cobra, Animal Welfare, Animal Rescue, and Wildlife Read More »Trump's 'Easy D' tweet took the internet straight to penis jokes
"Easy D" could mean many things to people. And few of them are probably what the President actually wants. We know because we took 15 seconds to loudly express confusion, disbelief and wonder over Donald Trump's midday tweet on Wednesday.
"Easy D" probably refers to the fact that it's an easy 'decision' for the judges. Or, like in sports-talk, easy 'defense' for America. Apparently this confusion was shared by, like, everyone, including people located in the actual Senate. Read more... More about Twitter Reactions, Twitter, Trump, and Watercooler Read More »To hunt in the dark, these fish bring their own 'flashlights'
If you're hunting for food on a pitch-black night, it helps to bring a flashlight. That's exactly how reef-dwelling Anomalops katoptron fish find and gobble up their planktonic prey, German scientists found. Splitfin flashlight fish have bean-shaped organs beneath their eyes that host light-producing bacteria. The fish can turn this light on and off by blinking, sending Morse code-like signals into the deep abyss. While many other ocean creatures are bioluminescent, relatively little is known about reason for this particular fish's blinking patterns. Read more... More about Animals, Wildlife, Nature, Plankton, and Banda Sea Read More »The secret love affair between Harry Potter and Voldemort
J.K. Rowling wrote a secret love story in the Harry Potter series and we did a little mischief management to get it from her! Don't miss the newest franchise installment this Valentine's Day. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more... More about Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Radcliffe, Recut Trailer, J.K. Rowling, and Harry Potter Books Read More »Leak suggests Samsung is going after the Surface Pro with an impressive tablet PC
Samsung's TabPro S did a good job modeling itself off the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and iPad Pro, but it was no Surface Pro killer. With no Surface Pro 5 available (yet), Samsung might get its chance to leap ahead of the competition, assuming leaked product details from The Leaker turn out to be the real deal. Samsung's reportedly planning to announce a successor to the TabPro S in a few weeks at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the report claims. The so-called Windows 10-powered TabPro S2 looks like it'll keep the design aesthetic of the TabPro S, meaning it'll be thin and light, but overhaul the internals. And from the looks of it, some models will run Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro, and some will have 4G LTE: Read more... More about Leaks, Rumors, Ipad Pro, Surface Pro 4, and Surface Read More »Ted Cruz congratulated a woman on having multiple sclerosis. Seriously.
There are many appropriate responses to when someone is sharing a difficult situation his or her life. To congratulate that person is not one of them. Sen. Ted Cruz squared off against Sen. Bernie Sanders in a CNN debate over the future of the Affordable Care Act Tuesday night. And, unfortunately, when Cruz was asked a question by an audience member who suffers from multiple sclerosis, he chose the wrong response. He said, "Congratulations."
Browsing Pinterest is about to get as easy as snapping a pic
You can now browse Pinterest via your smartphone camera. Pinterest introduced a new feature called Lens, which allows users to search for Pins with their smartphone camera. Available "in the coming weeks" for iOS and Android (in beta), the feature lets you snap photos of objects you come across in the real world and browse Pinterest for related topics based on them. You don't even have to tell the service what it's a picture of. First previewed last summer, Lens uses computer vision and machine learning "to understand the objects you’re looking at and how they could be useful to you," the company says. Read more... More about Apps And Software, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »HoloLens app mixes AR and VR to put a room on the top of Mt. Fuji
We hear many descriptions of future applications around mixed reality — the intersection of augmented reality and virtual reality — but we don't see much in the way of real demonstrations of the technology. Now a new HoloLens experiment from a Japan-based developer shows us what one version of mixed reality actually looks like. Recorded from the HoloLens' camera, we see a portal to an outside environment floating in the middle of a room, but instead of representing a static 3D element, the HoloLens wearer is able to step through that portal and hover high above Japan's Mt. Fuji. Read more... More about Japan, Hololens, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Vr Read More »This wearable can record everything you say — then write it down
We've all been struck by a jolt of inspiration at the most inopportune moment, only to have the brilliant idea slip away before it can be jotted down. A new voice-recording wearable could ensure that never happens again. Launched on Kickstarter earlier this month, Senstone is a compact brooch-sized device designed to capture your spur-of-the-moment thoughts at the tap of a button, transferring them to a companion app on your smartphone. But it doesn't stop there: the device's real potential is in its purported automatic-transcription feature, which takes your voice memos and turn them into text you can edit and share. Read more... More about Kickstarter, Transcript, Voice Assistant, Wearble, and Tech Read More »'Rocket League' is really growing this year
The competitive Rocket League scene is growing, and its developers are gearing up to support it in 2017 with more money, more tournaments and more support for the esports community. Rocket League developer Psyonix is putting more than $2.5 million into Rocket League esports in 2017, the company said today, listing off all the ways the money will go into expanding and improving upon the competitive side of the game: Among the general increased support for various aspects of Rocket League esports is the announcement of an official college league for Rocket League, something that many popular esports have participated in, including League of Legends, Counter-Strike and Heroes of the Storm. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Rlcs, Psyonix, and Rocket League Read More »How computer hacking is becoming Russia’s weapon of choice
In his 2007 address to the Annual Security Conference in Munich, Vladimir Putin threw down a gauntlet to the West. Attacking what he called "illegal" unilateral military action by the US, he hinted that Russia would build its capability in information warfare to counter American and NATO expansion. In the same year, a Russian policy doctrine noted that as the world became more digitally connected, the well-being of nation states would become dependent on data and and its rapid movement. Back then, information warfare was just a sideshow, and Putin’s emphasis was on more traditional weapon systems. But things have changed. In the decade since, Russia has rapidly developed its information warfare capability and deployed it in conflicts in Estonia, Georgia, and Ukraine. Read more... More about Cyber Attack, Technology, Russian Hack, Russian Hacker, and Hacking Read More »Kate McKinnon to voice Miss Frizzle in Netflix's 'Magic School Bus' reboot
Kate McKinnon has impersonated famous personas from Justin Bieber to Hillary Clinton, and soon she'll bring to life the iconic Miss Frizzle in Netflix's The Magic School Bus Rides Again. According to People, McKinnon will voice Fiona — the sister of Valerie, the original Miss Frizzle. The original '90s The Magic School Bus followed Valerie and her students as they learn about different school subjects. Each 30-minute episode had the class and magic bus visiting new locations, from a seemingly haunted house to the inside of one student's digestive system. Lily Tomlin, another member of the Netflix family, voiced the lovably kooky teacher in the original. Read more... More about Kate Mckinnon, Miss Frizzle, Magic School Bus Rides Again, Magic School Bus, and Netflix Read More » | ||||
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